2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for each golfer from record $20.5 million pool
The 2026 PGA Championship features a record total purse of $20.5 million, marking a $1.5 million increase from 2025 and the third consecutive year of growth. The winner will receive $3.69 million, with all 82 players who made the cut guaranteed a minimum of $23,900. The tournament is being held at Aronimink Golf Club near Philadelphia, with 156 original entrants vying for the Wanamaker Trophy.
- ▪The total purse for the 2026 PGA Championship is $20.5 million, up from $19 million in 2025.
- ▪The winner will earn $3.69 million, an increase from Scottie Scheffler's $3.42 million in 2025.
- ▪All 82 players who made the cut will earn at least $23,900.
- ▪The top 10 finishers will each receive a minimum of $553,000.
- ▪The tournament is taking place at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
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2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for each golfer from record $20.5 million pool A $3.7 million payday awaits whoever lifts the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday just outside Philadelphia By Robby Kalland May 16, 2026 at 10:05 am ET • 1 min read Getty Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- There were 156 players who arrived at Aronimink Golf Club this week hoping to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy at the end of the 2026 PGA Championship and capture the second major title of the season. After two days of play, 82 of them made the cut and have that dream still alive.
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